Zoje Resources Investment Co (SZSE:002021) Beneish M-Score: -3.13 (As of Aug. 23, 2026)

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SZSE:002021 Zoje Resources Investment Co Ltd SZSE:002021
59 GF Score
Price ¥2.67
GF Value ¥2.23
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Zoje Resources Investment Co Beneish M-Score?

Zoje Resources Investment Co SZSE:002021 +1.14% 59 Beneish M-Score is -3.13 as of Aug. 23, 2026. GuruFocus rates SZSE:002021 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥2.23 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,921 Industrial Products companies, Zoje Resources Investment Co ranks better than 90.59% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002021' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.88   Med: -2.55   Max: 3.08
Current: -3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zoje Resources Investment Co was 3.08. The lowest was -8.88. And the median was -2.55.


Zoje Resources Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Zoje Resources Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Zoje Resources Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.20 -3.64 0.20 -0.68 -2.80

Zoje Resources Investment Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.41 -2.44 -2.49 -2.80 -3.13

SZSE:002021 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Zoje Resources Investment Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Zoje Resources Investment Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Zoje Resources Investment Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9529+0.528 * 1.0888+0.404 * 1.1369+0.892 * 0.9255+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3507+4.679 * -0.127796-0.327 * 0.9618
=-3.13

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥244.4 Mil.
Revenue was 207.387 + 243.012 + 174.177 + 197.678 = ¥822.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.846 + 34.702 + 27.7 + 41.336 = ¥136.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥631.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥887.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥184.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥36.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥267.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0.0 Mil.
Net Income was -5.896 + -4.881 + -12.413 + 2.069 = ¥-21.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 31.188 + 51.955 + 3.657 + 5.536 = ¥92.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥277.1 Mil.
Revenue was 226.54 + 233.602 + 223.133 + 205.205 = ¥888.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42.325 + 41.592 + 40.82 + 35.948 = ¥160.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥689.5 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥950.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥193.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥28.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥297.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0.0 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(244.378 / 822.254) / (277.109 / 888.48)
=0.297205 / 0.311891
=0.9529

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(160.685 / 888.48) / (136.584 / 822.254)
=0.180854 / 0.166109
=1.0888

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (631.284 + 184.836) / 887.796) / (1 - (689.5 + 193.053) / 950.016)
=0.080735 / 0.071012
=1.1369

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=822.254 / 888.48
=0.9255

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(0 / (0 + 193.053)) / (0 / (0 + 184.836))
=0 / 0
=1

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(36.098 / 822.254) / (28.878 / 888.48)
=0.043901 / 0.032503
=1.3507

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((0 + 267.641) / 887.796) / ((0 + 297.788) / 950.016)
=0.301467 / 0.313456
=0.9618

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-21.121 - 0 - 92.336) / 887.796
=-0.127796

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Zoje Resources Investment Co has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.13 mean?
Zoje Resources Investment Co (SZSE:002021) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.13 as of Aug. 23, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Zoje Resources Investment Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Zoje Resources Investment Co ranks #275 out of 2921 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 9.4%.
Is Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Zoje Resources Investment Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.13. Based on the distribution chart, Zoje Resources Investment Co ranks #275 out of 2921 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Zoje Resources Investment Co has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zoje Resources Investment Co's Beneish M-Score compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Zoje Resources Investment Co ranks #275 out of 2921 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Zoje Resources Investment Co in the top 9% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Zoje Resources Investment Co and its competitors. Zoje Resources Investment Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.13. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zoje Resources Investment Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zoje Resources Investment Co (SZSE:002021) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥2.23, compared to a current price of ¥2.67 — trading 19.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.13. Zoje Resources Investment Co's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Zoje Resources Investment Co (SZSE:002021), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.13 as of Aug. 23, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Zoje Resources Investment Co (SZSE:002021) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zoje Resources Investment Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥2.67 is trading 19.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥2.23. GuruFocus considers Zoje Resources Investment Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SZSE:002021:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.13
  • GF Value™: ¥2.23 vs. price of ¥2.67 (19.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the SZSE:002021 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Zoje Resources Investment Co Business Description

Address No. 198, Xinggang East Road, Damaiyu Street, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, Yuhuan, CHN, 317604
Zoje Resources Investment Co Ltd is a China-based machine industry company. It is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of sewing machines, accessories, sewing machine castings and components of engineering machines. The company sells its products in the china and overseas markets.
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